Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Firdan held a press conference in Istanbul on Friday.
Prior to that, the two ministers held a meeting.
The meeting took place amid escalated US tensions in the region.
The meeting was followed by the joint press conference.
“We offer condolences to Iranian nation over the terrorist killing of citizens,” said Fidan, adding that “We reaffirm opposition to any acts of military aggression against Iran.
“Military action is not a solution to Iran’s issue,” he also said, adding that “Military action against Iran could destabilize the entire region.”
The top Turkish diplomat continued to say that “We see that Israel is convincing America to attack Iran. Israoel must end its warmongering policy in the region.”
“We also discussed Gaza with Mr. Araghchi. Türkiye has made great efforts to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and is continuing to do so,” he also noted.
“As regards Syria, an understanding has been reached to integrate the SDF into the Syrian army. We are following it closely,” he further said.
Araghchi, for his part, said that “We praise Turkey’s stance regarding US threats against Iran.”
“Israeli expansionism sees no limits,” the Iranian minister added later.
“Security of each regional state amounts to the security of the whole region,” he further asserted.
“We reiterate our willingness to take part in any discussion which is meaningful,” Araghchi also said.
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